A Michigan apple grower says a combination of pyrotechnics and sonic booms has been working to protect fruit from hail for the past 15 years. Kim Kropf tells Brownfield their

Jul. corn $4.80, up 4 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans $12.26 and 3/4, up 13 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal $328.40, up $3.60Jul. soybean oil 75.36, up 162 pointsJul. Chicago wheat

The president of the American Soybean Association says farmers are uneasy following The Mosaic Company’s announcement it will scale back domestic phosphate production. Scott Metzger tells Brownfield, “We are super

Turkey hatchery numbers for April were down on the year, leading to some mixed signals about production. The USDA says there were 23.849 million turkey eggs in incubation at the

U.S. Senator John Hoeven says producers are going to need continued support as the ag economy remains under pressure. The North Dakota Republican says that includes enhancing the USDA’s Farmer

A U.S. Senator from South Dakota says mandatory country of origin labeling would help consumers make more informed purchasing decisions. Mike Rounds says it’s one of his biggest priorities for

The USDA’s May supply and demand report predicts higher milk production, more domestic use of dairy products, and more imports and exports. The report released Tuesday says the U.S. dairy

There’s not a lot of optimism on this year’s hard red winter wheat tour. “It’s not a great picture. It’s a very drought-stressed crop.” Aaron Harries with the Kansas Wheat

An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says it’s still not time to panic about planting progress. Ryan Gentle, who covers the western half of Illinois, says the recent stretch of

An extension educator says the on-going drought is forcing some cattle producers to reevaluate herd management strategies.   Aaron Berger with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says protecting pastures needs to